Whats one thing people don know about B.C. cuisine?
Geographically, what we have available here, is just incredible. When we started the 100 mile menus that we do in the spring people were like, ‘oh wow’ but it’s really not a stretch because within 100 miles of here we have a pristine ocean, pasture lands, the Fraser Valley alone is like one massive garden. Up here we have hundreds of farms and then there’s all the wild products as well. The first nations influence – they have all the wild things we use… like the Indian candy – that all originated here. so I think that’s the thing that most people would be surprised about. When you come here – and I always hear this from other chefs – people who come from places like Europe, they’re always just floored by what we have available. And sometimes they’re even shocked. They’re like, ‘man if I had this in my backyard I’d be going nuts’ and yet we’re still educating people. I think that’s the biggest thing about British Columbia. In Canada in general we have some good stuff but nothing like
